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definition noun
(EXPLANATION )
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definition noun
(CLEAR QUALITY )
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definition noun
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definition noun
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(Definition of definition from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
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The most hopeful piece in the show at first seems like the definition of futility: a tumbleweed running on a treadmill.
Transparency by definition means the free, unfiltered sharing of information.
Energy and water cost money, and waste by definition reduces long-term profitability.
You can have all the dictionary definitions you want, but this person will never quite get it.
What is your definition of a healthy weight?
The problem comes in the definition of moderate.
The claims are each exclusive of the other and therefore by definition both can not be true.
But for a business that's mobile by definition , that's easier said than done.
There's no clear definition or standard given to teachers of what are their rights.
It also requires a more expansive definition of preventive medicine.
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in Chinese (Traditional)
解釋, 定義, 解釋，說明…
in Chinese (Simplified)
解释, 定义, 解释，说明…
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definición, definición [feminine]…
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definição, definição [feminine]…
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व्याख्या - एखादा शब्द किंवा वाक्प्रचार यांचा अर्थ स्पष्ट करणारे विधान…
définition [feminine], définition…
ஒரு சொல் அல்லது சொற்றொடரின் பொருளை விளக்கும் அறிக்கை…
(किसी शब्द या वाक्यांश की) परिभाषा…
(એક શબ્દ અથવા શબ્દસમૂહની) વ્યાખ્યા…
die Erklärung, die Definition…
definisjon [masculine], forklaring [masculine], skarphet [masculine]…
определение, четкость, ясность…
ఒక పదాని లేదా వ్యాకన్ని అర్థం వివరించే నివేదన…
সংজ্ঞা, একটি বিবৃতি যা একটি শব্দ বা বাক্যাংশের অর্থ ব্যাখ্যা করে…
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said when you are promising to keep a secret
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